• Do you have type 2 diabetes?
• Do you take only oral medications to treat it?
• Are you overweight?
• Are you age 21-65?

If yes, you could be eligible for a study of a new, investigational device to lower blood sugar and help with weight loss. The EndoBarrier device is a thin, flexible, tube-shaped liner that forms a physical barrier between the food you eat and a portion of the intestinal wall. Study subjects are randomly assigned to receive either the device, which is placed endoscopically (a non-surgical procedure) in the small intestine or to have a sham procedure.

Subjects come to 10-12 study visits over 12-18 months and receive, at no cost:

About Type 2 Diabetes:Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder resulting from the body's inability to
make enough, or to properly use, insulin. It used to be called non-insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
Without adequate production or utilization of insulin, the body cannot move blood sugar
into the cells. It is a chronic disease that has no known cure. It is the most common
type of diabetes, accounting for 90 to 95 percent of diabetes cases.